DeQueen Middle School

ES - Water Cycle

Water is essential for life on earth. It is recycled through the water or hydrologic cycle, which involves the following processes:

Accumulation - the process in which water pools in large bodies (like oceans, seas and lakes).

Evaporation - the process in which liquid water becomes water vapor (a gas). Water vaporizes from the surfaces of oceans, lakes, land, and from snow that melts in fields.

Condensation - the process in which water vapor (a gas) in the air turns into liquid water. Condensing water forms clouds in the sky. Water drops that form on the outside of a glass of icy water are condensed water